Friday, November 1, 2019 2 pm Ojai Art Center Gallery The Ojai Film Society sponsors a yearly competition for Ojai high school student filmmakers. This year the 2019 winning films are presented for the enjoyment of the high school students attending the Festival’s Student Filmmakers Program as well as the Read more…
In its 20th year, the Ojai Film Festival presents a “look-back at Vintage Hollywood.” Scattered throughout the Festival are several films representative of cinema created in the last century. In addition to the films, several of the people associated with the films will attend: State Fair with Pat Boone – Read more…
The five finalists are: The O’Malley by John F. Sarno (New York, NY) Scuppernongs by Lynn Ashe (Stone Mountain, GA) Tuxedo Terrace by Carmine Bicchetti (W Hollywood, CA) Timber by Pat Stevens (Portland, OR) A Place Called Knock by Collen Craig (Los Osos, CA) Nearly 100 screenplays were submitted to Read more…
Full Day of Eco-Films Sunday, November 10 The Ojai Film Festival continues the tradition of focusing on environmental films with the 20th Anniversary Edition: FOCUS EARTH. Throughout the ten-day festival filmgoers will find double screenings of eco-conscious indie films. A day of special events focuses on the environment, including discussions, Read more…
Ojai Film Festival debuts Dialogue this month – a new, female driven web series focusing on conversations with seasoned and emerging filmmakers. “The show puts a spotlight on women’s careers in the film industry,” says Laura Caulfield, the creator of the series. “Our first episode features award-winning Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, Read more…
Filmmakers from around the world may now enter to participate in the special celebration of twenty strong years of the Ojai Film Festival. Ranked as one of the top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway (the number one film submission platform worldwide) the Ojai Film Festival continues to grow in Read more…
On November 3 at 7 PM, a screening of O Lucky Man! will be followed by a Q&A with Mr. McDowell led by actor/writer Peter Fox. A reception follows in the OAC Gallery. MALCOLM MCDOWELL Actor and Writer Malcolm McDowell is an English actor, known for his boisterous and often Read more…
The Ojai Film Festival open its 19th season with a host of outstanding films in competition including submission from 33 countries. This year the festival received over 450 entries. Artistic Director Steve Grumette viewed thousands of films since the festival’s inception and, along with an outstanding panel of jurors, selects Read more…
Young Frankenstein November 1 at Libbey Bowl Kubo and the Two Strings, animated feature, November 7 at Arcade Plaza For nineteen years, the Ojai Film Festival has brought some of the very best independent films to Ojai, along with many of their filmmakers. To thank the Ojai community for its Read more…
A LIVE READ of the script will be Sunday, November 4, 1 PM in the Ojai Art Center Gallery The public is welcome to attend the third annual LIVE READ, the grand prize given to the 3rd Annual Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition winning entry, Matadora. The reading takes place Read more…
Ojai Film Festival Ceremony Celebrates Actor Malcolm McDowell and Cinematographer Ellen Kuras ASC Along with the Winning Filmmakers Awards Brunch is Sunday starting at 10 am for brunch and ceremony at 11 am This coming Sunday, November 4 the Ojai Film Festival will hold its Award Brunch and present awards Read more…
Four sessions designed for people who are or want to be film professionals Access and who you know are key to advancement in almost any business, but especially film. During the first weekend of the Ojai Film Festival, four seminars will be held by film professionals for those new to Read more…
Ms. Best, the leading online fundraiser who brought in millions for new films, will speak on “The Art of the Pitch” at the Ojai Film Festival, November 3. Filmmakers need financing. It’s that simple. But where do they go after family and friends? This has been a problem for more Read more…
Evolution of Organic Followed by Panel and Reception Sunday, November 11, 1 pm, Ojai Art Center The Ojai Valley Green Coalition will screen a new documentary, Evolution of Organic, followed by a panel discussion with some of the valley’s best-known farmers and county professionals on the subject of the future Read more…
Stuart Crowner will interview Ms. Kuras about her career and show clips from her various projects on, Saturday, November 3 at 4 pm in the OAC Gallery. ELLEN KURAS, ASC Director, Cinematographer, and Producer Academy Award-nominee and Primetime Emmy winner Ellen Kuras, ASC makes significant contribution to cinema with her Read more…
Sunday, November 4 at 1 PM OAC Gallery Ojai Film Festival received over 70 entries from across America and Europe for the third annual Screenplay Competition. A panel of judges read each entry in order to name twenty finalists. The grand prize for the winning script includes a LIVE READ Read more…
Academy Award and Emmy Award Winning Actress Eva Marie Saint Subject of Women in Film Legacy Series Friday, November 9, 4–7 pm, OAC Theater & OAC Gallery Listen to Eva Maria Saint speak with radio hostess Elizabeth Stewart. The Ojai Film Festival and Women In Film (WIF) will present a Read more…
Since its founding in 2000, the Ojai Film Festival has striven to provide audiences with groundbreaking work otherwise inaccessible, and to provide filmmakers, and movie industry professionals, with enthusiastic audiences. Its 19th year is no exception beginning November 1 and running through November 11. Over the last decade Festival participation helped Read more…
Read Claudia Boyd-Barrett’s article about “An Evening with Sally Kellerman” in the Ventura County Star.
Ojai Film Festival honors Sally Kellerman with a special screening of her Oscar-nominated M.A.S.H., followed by a Q&A and reception. Sunday, June 3 at 4 PM – 8 PM Ojai Art Center 113 S Montgomery St. In continuing its program of recognizing outstanding actors, the Ojai Film Festival presents An Read more…
LETTER FROM OFF PRESIDENT, JON LAMBERT Good—no, TERRIFIC news! You will remember that the Ojai Playhouse was, for sixteen years, an integral part of our Festival. Until the disastrous water line break destroyed the historic building, forcing the festival to figure out how to convert the Chaparral auditorium into a Read more…
Marcia Gay Hardin will attend and participate in the Q&A after the screening of her film After Words on Saturday November 4, 7 pm. We also expect her to appear at the Festival’s Welcome Reception at 9 PM. Both events happen at the Ojai Art Center. Academy award winner Marcia Read more…
Live Read of script on Sunday, November 5, directed by Larry Swerdlove with a cast of Ojai actors From over 80 submissions, My Husband, the Dick emerged as the winner of the second annual Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition. My Husband, the Dick is about a struggling mystery author who Read more…
Ms. Hahn started acting in Ojai and now lives in Westlake Village where she attends Oaks Christian School. Actress Emily Hahn’s latest movie, Beautifully Broken, will debut at the Ojai Film Festival on Friday November 10. A former resident of Ojai who now lives in Westlake Village, Ms. Hahn has Read more…
If you would like to be a 2017 Festival Host, or know of anyone who would enjoy the experience, please contact Anne Shrage (our Filmmaker Liaison) at 805-640-1016 OR anneshrage@gmail.com. The stays are very short, usually 1 to 3 days, and all that needs to be provided is a separate Read more…
One of the most outstanding and respected actors of his generation, Ed Asner, will be honored for his body of work at this year’s festival. He is the winner of seven Emmy Awards, has acted in decades of feature films and lent his voice to animated programs. Asner has also Read more…
Saturday, July 29, 4 – 6:30 pm Meeting Room at Twice-Sold Tales Library Bookstore 121 E Ojai Ave, Ojai, CA 93023 This is a meet and greet for past volunteers and for people interested in helping out at this year’s Festival. Meet this year’s team leaders and learn more about Read more…
Planning is already underway for this year’s Ojai Film Festival. We have a new Volunteer Coordinator who is looking for two people to assist her. Would you be interested in helping out? If yes, please email Maryse Gartner at mgartner@ojaifilmfestival.com. She has all of the details. Thanks for your continued Read more…
Two programs focused on young filmmakers will be held at the 18th Ojai Film Festival. The first event brings students from the region to meet with young filmmakers whose projects are in competition the first weekend, November 3 and 4. The following weekend, the Ojai Film Society and the Festival Read more…
Now in its 18th year, the Ojai Film Festival has continually grown in recognition and experienced a steady increase in both film and screenplay submissions. Film Freeway, the leading Online film submission platform, recently ranked the Ojai Film Festival in the top 2% of the nearly 5000 film festivals in Read more…
Submissions are now being accepted for the 18th annual Ojai Film Festival. Ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway (the number one film submission platform worldwide) the Ojai Film Festival continues to grow in prestige as one of the country’s premier destination festivals. The 10-day Read more…
Submissions are now being accepted for the 18th annual Ojai Film Festival. Ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway (the number one film submission platform worldwide) the Ojai Film Festival continues to grow in prestige as one of the country’s premier destination festivals. The 10-day Read more…
Attention screenwriters! Submissions are now open for the second annual Screenwriting Competition for the 18th Ojai Film Festival. The winning script, judged by a panel of accomplished industry professionals, will be presented at the Festival as a table read by a cast of professional actors. The writer of the winning Read more…
The Ojai Film Festival 2016 june volunteer newsletter… Click to access 2016-June-newsletter.pdf
In 2016 the Ojai Film Festival is offering four themed segments within the larger Festival: Focus Earth, the Gold Coast Film Series, focus on Young Filmmakers, and the first Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition.
A perennial favorite with festival goers, the Focus Earth series presents films that shine a light on environmental issues. This year’s films will be presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. The Focus Earth program will screen films and offer themed workshops/seminars. (more…)
By the time I had reached my seventeenth birthday, I had pretty much given up going to the movies. The action films and mysteries I had enjoyed while growing up had started to seem silly and repetitive, Hollywood’s attempts at drama struck me as contrived, melodramatic and sentimental, and although Read more…
Record-breaking 16th Annual Ojai Film Festival is Bigger and Better than Ever The Ojai Film Festival announced today the dates for its 16th season. The festival will run for ten days, from November 5-15, 2015. Festival organizers decided to expand the festival to run two weekends primarily due to the Read more…
Officials from the California Department of Fish & Game have identified the culprit in the recent water main breakage as the work of a “sewer gator”. It is common for people, tired of their pets, to flush them down the toilet and apparently this is often the case with baby Read more…
Panavision is a long time sponsor of our Lifetime Achievement Award. The chosen filmmaker is awarded $60,000 worth of equipment from Panavision for a month. Want to learn more? Here’s an article about last year’s winner: http://www.panavision.com/owen-roizman-asc-honored-ojai-film-festival
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will also be participate in this year’s Focus Earth portion of the film festival. We’re happy to have them partner up with us and look forward to seeing some earth-centric flims that highlight their mission. http://ovlc.org/
Have you missed the iconic Ojai Playhouse? It’s been integral to our yearly film festival, serving as the principal screening venue. In 2014, a Golden State Water Company main burst on Ojai Ave. and flooded the Playhouse. Today it’s a derelict pit in the center of town. Golden State Water Read more…
The Ojai Valley Green Coalition will be participating in this year’s Focus Earth portion of the film festival. We’re excited to have them partner with us again and look forward to the films that benefit their cause. Check out their website: http://ojaivalleygreencoalition.com/